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H. Rider Haggard, KBE (/ ˈ h æ ɡ ər d /; 1856–1925) was a British writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction.The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, [1] through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latter's service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. [2]
Henry Rider Haggard, generally known as H. Rider Haggard or Rider Haggard, was born at Bradenham, Norfolk, the eighth of ten children, to William Meybohm Rider Haggard, a barrister, and Ella Doveton, an author and poet. [3] His father was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1817 to British parents. [4]
She series by H. Rider Haggard (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Novels by H. Rider Haggard" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total.
Rider Haggard after his return to England in 1881. Rider Haggard returned to Britain in 1881. At the time, England was increasingly beset by the social and cultural anxieties that marked the fin de siècle. [14] One of the most prominent concerns was the fear of political and racial decline, encapsulated in Max Nordau's Degeneration (1895).
King Solomon's Mines is an 1885 popular novel [1] by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard.It tells of an expedition through an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain, searching for the missing brother of one of the party.
She and Allan is a novel by H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1921.It brought together his two most popular characters, Ayesha from his 1887 novel She (to which it serves as a prequel), and Allan Quatermain from his 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines.
Haggard never found out who the girl was but was sufficiently inspired to write the first draft at Norwood in 1882, while studying for the Bar. The novel was originally called Angela , which was the first name of the heroine of the story; Angela was also the name of Haggard's eldest daughter.
The Brethren is a 1904 historical novel by H. Rider Haggard set during the Third Crusade. [1] [2] [3] The Brethren features Saladin and the Assassins as characters. [2]